Vapor phase oxidation of 4-fluorotoluene over vanadia-titania catalyst

The vapor phase oxidation of 4-fluorotoluene has been carried out over vanadia-titania catalysts with moderate conversion and selectivity for 4-fluorobenzaldehyde. Two series of V2O5/TiO2 catalysts with 1-10 mol% vanadia, prepared by sol-gel and impregnation technique were used for catalytic oxidation.